Ukraine 2 Hryvni, 2017

2 Hryvni from Ukraine. Issued in 2017. Struck in Nickel brass (German silver). Measures 31 mm and weighs 12.8 g.

Obverse

Above are Ukraine's small coat of arms and the issue year of 2017; below are the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) and the face value 2/ГРИВНІ (2/hryvnias); against a smooth background is the following composition: to the left are the church in Rome built on the orders of Josef Slipyj and the legends СОБОР/СВЯТОЇ/СОФІЇ,/РИМ (Santa/ Sofia/ a Via Boccea); to the right are a depiction of the Lviv cathedral belonging to the Halychyna Metropolinate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, which was headed by Metropolitan Josef Slipyj, and where he is buried, and the legends СОБОР/СВЯТОГО/ ЮРА,/ЛЬВІВ (St. George's/ Cathedral/Lviv); the coin also features the mint mark of the NBU Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Reverse

A portrait of Josef Slipyj, which appears to be squeezed between the edges of two matt planes symbolizing the patriarch's martyrdom and self-sacrifice; on each side of the portrait are words from Josef Slipyj's testament.

Edge

Reeded